- sabaki – general term for body moving/shifting techniques
- tai sabaki – body movement
- te sabaki – hand movement
- ashi sabaki – foot movement
- suri ashi – sliding step
- tsugi ashi – shuffling step
- tenkai ashi – pivot
- kaiten ashi – forward step pivot
- tenkan ashi – pivot backstep
- ayumi ashi – natural stepping/walking
- yori ashi – dragging step
- keri ashi – kicking foot
- tenshin – moving, shifting
- chakuchi – replacing